Welcome to Seafood Techno ParkPonneri, Chennai

INTRODUCTION

Seafood Techno Park (SFTP) is a sales outlet/restaurant of Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries
College and Research Institute, Ponneri. SFTP has been established under NADP funding
support on 11.02.2016 with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
registration (22417236000009).

OBJECTIVES

To increase the consumption of fish and fishery products.

To create entrepreneurship and double the income of fishers.

To ensure availability of various fish-based reliable products for the consumers at nominal price.

Infrastructure

SFTP has infrastructure like kitchen, dining facility and sales counter for fresh fish
and fish products to support marketing of fishery products produced by fishers, woman SHG
and entrepreneurs.

Kitchen

Products

Ready to Eat products like Fish pickle, Prawn pickle, Fish Kure, Prawn Kure, Fish
curry in Retort pouch, Prawn curry in Retort pouch, Cooked shrimp in Retort pouch and
Ready to Cook products like spiced dry fish and dried fish are being produced and sold
commercially in the brand name of Pulicat Omega with FSSAI certification
(22416236000016) by fisherwoman SHG at SFTP. Fish-based meal and snack foods are
available during afternoon and evening, respectively in the SFTP.

Entrepreneurship

A fisherwoman self-help group (SHG) (M/s. Blue Lagoon, Pulicat) is currently
utilizing the SFTP facilities by signing MoU with the institute and regularly producing
various kinds of value added fish products. Huge income (Rs. 7,35,510/-) has been generated
by M/s. Blue Lagoon, in a period of 18 months by means of production and sale of various
value added fish products. Several companies are also interested to sign MoU with the
institute for production of value added fish products by utilizing above said SFTP facilities.